HOPI, Arizona - Lot 436

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HOPI, Arizona - Lot 436
HOPI, Arizona Kachina Múuyaw (Muyingwa) doll, Hopi, Arizona Standing Kachina doll, ovoid face topped with a high conical growth adorned with duck down. The mask features a stylized black plant motif framed by red rays. Body painted red, blue and yellow, white skirt decorated with geometric motifs, two-tone legs and red shoes. Painted wood, probably cottonwood, cotton, duck down. Circa 1940-1970. Object linked to Múuyaw (or Muyingwa), spirit of germination and plant fertility, prayed to to ensure abundant seeds in spring. These rare figures embody one of the most fundamental principles of the Hopi agricultural cycle.
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